Destiny's Darlin'

Another Boston coworking list

Todd — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:45:57 +0000

Many of the places are the same, but there are some that I am not familiar with. at Xconomy.

Boston Volleyball Locations

Todd — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:39:12 +0000

I just posted a page listing out various volleyball games and leagues in the greater Boston area. Check it out.

BostonCHI is now on Twitter

Todd — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:08:49 +0000

BostonCHI is now on Twitter at https://twitter.com/bos_chi We’ll be using it to post notifications of upcoming events (ours and others), as well as interesting articles, and inform people about the benefits of membership. Please check us out.

iPhone improvements

Todd — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:49:42 +0000

I love my iPhone. It’s a great device. There are some limitations, but overall I’m very happy. Here’s what I would improve: I want to be able to search for a phone number. Right now, spotlight search only searches contacts for name or company. In the email app, I want to be able to do a whole text [...]

App Store Size Comparisons

Todd — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:53:07 +0000

Here’s a link to an interesting listing of app store sizes. Palm still has fewer than 400 apps available.

Thoughts on Smartphone Landscape

Todd — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:12:33 +0000

Here are my thoughts about the smartphone market intertwined with my own device history. For many years, I was a loyal Palm user, having started with the Palm Pro (1997) and going from that to the Palm III (1999) -> IIIxe (2001) -> Kyocera 6035 (smart phone) (2004) -> Treo 600 (2003) -> Treo 650 (2005) [...]

Android Multi-tasking is a Double-edged Sword

Todd — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:16:24 +0000

Verizon has sent a memo to each of their stores to advise DROID owners to download and install Advanced Task Killer. This program performs the same function as the Task Manager in Windows, allowing the user to see and kill processes or programs that are running on the device. The reason why Verizon is pushing this [...]

iPhone Travel Tips

Todd — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:36:19 +0000

Here are some iPhone travel tips. 1. Don’t bother getting an airplane charger or car charger. It’s still rare that airplanes will have the power outlets, and if they do, it’s probably not going to be at your seat. Instead, get one of those lithium battery packs. They charge from a USB socket and have one [...]

Boston CoWorking locations

Todd — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:33 +0000

If you’re a small company, or a sole consultant and need a place to work or hold an in-person meeting, one of these locations might fit the bill. Visit popsignal.com to check out the list.

BostonCHI

Todd — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:22 +0000

If you’re a HCI professional and not a member of BostonCHI, you’re missing out. We’re the local chapter of ACM SIGCHI and we were the first local chapter. Our meetings are on the second Tuesday of the month. We’ve got a great lineup of speakers this year. So far, we’ve got: Ben Shneiderman in November Steve Krug in [...]